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16th June 2008, 15:12
Johannesburg - The re-integration of foreign nationals back into the community following the recent spate of xenophobic attacks may not be possible for some time under current conditions, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) said on Monday.
"If government does not engage with the sentiment being expressed by ordinary residents that foreign nationals should leave the country, the risk is that these feelings of alienation between government and South African citizens will deepen and the possibility of a successful re-integration will be diminished," said the report released by the HSRC.
The HSRC invited Minister of Social Development, Dr Zola Skweyiya to receive the report.
Skweyiya said the xenophobic attacks were an embarrassment to all South Africans.
"We (government and the African National Congress) didn't do enough work in educating the masses about the help we received from the African countries during the apartheid era," said Skweyiya. The HSRC recommended that a national summit or indaba on foreign nationals and immigrants in South African should be held to achieve social integration and peaceful coexistence. #shareArticle {width:100%; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;}.sa_cont { float:left; width:100%; margin-right:15px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; border-top:1px solid #ccc; margin-bottom:5px; padding:5px 0px 5px 0px;}.sa_contb { float:left; width:100%; margin-right:20px; }.sa_cont_img { float:left; padding-right:5px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; margin-right:10px;}.sa_cont_img a{color:#000; text-decoration:none;}.sa_cont_img a:hover{color:#000; text-decoration:underline;}.sa_cont_imgp {padding-right:5px;}.sa_cont_imgr { float:left; padding-right:5px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; margin-right:20px;}.sa_cont_imgr a{color:#cc0000; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;}.sa_cont_imgr a:hover{color:#cc0000; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:bold;}
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"If government does not engage with the sentiment being expressed by ordinary residents that foreign nationals should leave the country, the risk is that these feelings of alienation between government and South African citizens will deepen and the possibility of a successful re-integration will be diminished," said the report released by the HSRC.
The HSRC invited Minister of Social Development, Dr Zola Skweyiya to receive the report.
Skweyiya said the xenophobic attacks were an embarrassment to all South Africans.
"We (government and the African National Congress) didn't do enough work in educating the masses about the help we received from the African countries during the apartheid era," said Skweyiya. The HSRC recommended that a national summit or indaba on foreign nationals and immigrants in South African should be held to achieve social integration and peaceful coexistence. #shareArticle {width:100%; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;}.sa_cont { float:left; width:100%; margin-right:15px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; border-top:1px solid #ccc; margin-bottom:5px; padding:5px 0px 5px 0px;}.sa_contb { float:left; width:100%; margin-right:20px; }.sa_cont_img { float:left; padding-right:5px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; margin-right:10px;}.sa_cont_img a{color:#000; text-decoration:none;}.sa_cont_img a:hover{color:#000; text-decoration:underline;}.sa_cont_imgp {padding-right:5px;}.sa_cont_imgr { float:left; padding-right:5px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; margin-right:20px;}.sa_cont_imgr a{color:#cc0000; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;}.sa_cont_imgr a:hover{color:#cc0000; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:bold;}
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